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Approaching Perfection
I’m sitting in a small wooden chair outside of the head of the writing department’s office.
My Dear Klansman
For about three weeks, Thomas has been working the gift shop at the First White House of the Confederacy, a museum and historical landmark in the modern age.
Half-Ply
When I was twenty years old I applied to graduate school. Dozens of PhD programs. Why so many? Because I wasn’t so bright, and I really wanted to stay in school for a few more years.
On Recent Paleontological Delights
“It is not often that we find megafauna of this size in tropical climates,” claimed the university paleontologist.
The Invention of Amplivine
It is a ridiculous, though oft-cited claim that the reptilian wishes to achieve domination, or that reptilians themselves occupy positions of power and authority within our governmental, business, and other hierarchies.
Rewind
She had hoped no one would notice the quick hot flood down her right leg.
Resurrection Man / Rope Trick
Resurrection Man
excerpt from an interview with a professional grave robber
Q: Have you ever dug someone up and discovered that they were still alive?
A: No, they’ve all bee
Noblesse Oblige
“This resurgent interest in privilege is just noblesse oblige for millennials.”
I sat at a table in the imitation café in the basement of the campus library. My sandwich was